Underwater Drone Market Size to Reach USD 15.4 Billion With a CAGR of 15.9% by 2031

According to a recent report published by Allied Market Research, titled, "Underwater Drones Market by Type, Application, Propulsion System, and Product Type: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2022-2031," the global underwater drones market was valued at $3,600.0 million in 2021, and is estimated to reach $15,426.1 million by 2031, registering a CAGR of 15.9%.

𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 - https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/request-sample/9047

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁

North America dominates the market in terms of revenue, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. U.S. dominated the global underwater drones market share in 2021 and is expected to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period, due to an increase in demand for underwater drones for the oil & gas and defense sectors.

The underwater drones are equipped with cameras, sensors, and sampling tools to gather different kinds of data and are used for various applications such as oceanographic research, support in drilling and subsea construction to perform offshore oil & gas exploration, marine archaeology, mine counter-measures, reconnaissance, and forward observation by the military forces among others. The underwater drone covers a wider area relative to human drivers with lesser time. Moreover, it provides a much closer examination of underwater objects or sea beds.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀

Traditionally, the researchers used to deploy ships, to drop probes and drifters into the oceans to collect underwater data. In recent years, owing to the advent of underwater drones, the oceans have become quite easy to analyze. The underwater drones are efficient, safe, and reliable machines that can dive thousands of meters into the ocean and collect samples using payloads that help in the study of water and marine life.

Moreover, underwater drones are quite beneficial in several defense and security applications including port security, criminal investigations, search & recovery, training, and others. Due to this, militaries across the world are procuring underwater drones to uplift their operational competencies.

By type, the market is categorized into remotely operated vehicles (ROV), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), and hybrid vehicles. The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) accounted for the highest revenue in 2021, owing to the high adoption of these drones in oil and gas exploration and pipeline inspection.

ROVs provide access to difficult zones under the oceans and handles complex operations in the deep water, thus providing efficient and faster oil exploration and pipeline inspection service. However, the segment of the hybrid vehicle is anticipated to witness the highest CAGR of 18.0% during the forecast period, due to its thruster design that allows it to hover and function with six degrees of freedom which offers a superior capability for inspection purposes.

On the basis of application, the underwater drone market is segregated into defense & security, scientific research, commercial exploration, and others. The defense & security segment accounted for over 46.84% market share in 2021, owing to a surge in demand in developing countries such as India and Brazil. Moreover, underwater drones are increasingly used by police and fire departments for ocean rescue and port security.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭- https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/underwater-drone-market/purchase-options

Factors such as an increase in demand for oceanographic research are expected to drive the growth of the global underwater drone market. However, Communication problems associated with AUVs are expected to restrain the growth of the market during the forecast period. Conversely, the advent of energy-efficient underwater drones is expected to offer potential opportunities for the global underwater drone market during the forecast period.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀

The Boeing Company

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Bluefin Robotics

Saab Seaeye Ltd

Teledyne Marine Group

Kongsberg Maritime

Oceaneering International, Inc.

TechnipFMC plc

ECA Group

Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc.

In addition, Europe is the second largest market due to product innovation, collaboration between companies and investments in oceanographic research drive the growth of the underwater drone market in the region. Major countries such as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom are beefing up their armed forces through the acquisition and development of underwater drones.

For instance, Admiral Christoph Plaszuk, the Chief of Naval Staff, told the French National Assembly Armed Forces Committee in 2019 that by 2030 he would target a fleet of 1,200 unmanned systems. rice field. Additionally, in May 2020, the Belgian Ministry of Defense awarded a consortium led by the French Naval Group a contract to supply minesweepers and drones to the Belgian and Dutch navies.

Similarly, in November 2020 announced a US $223.54 million investment in the joint Maritime Mine Counter Measure (MMCM) program that is supposed to create new systems to combat sea mines. Furthermore, in September 2022, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) handed over three REMUS 100 uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the UK Royal Navy (RN) which will be used to support the RN's mine countermeasure (MCM) operations.

𝐈𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠- https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/purchase-enquiry/9047

𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄

The global underwater drone market is growing at a CAGR of 15.9% from the forecast period 2022 to 2031 growth of underwater artificial intelligence systems for autonomous underwater vehicles improving the overall performance of the operation and increasing capital expenditure of gas & offshore oil companies.

Moreover, "By type, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dominated the global underwater drones market in 2021, in terms of revenue, and is expected to lead the market throughout the forecast period. By application, the defense and security segment incurs a higher share. By propulsion system, electric system segment dominates the underwater drones market in 2021, in terms of revenue. At present, North America is the highest revenue contributor, followed by Asia-Pacific.

The COVID-19 outbreak forced governments across the globe to focus on medical services. Owing to this, the countries reduced their military budgets to help pay for the pandemic response and recovery measures. For instance, South Korea and Thailand reduced their military budgets to allocate more money to the pandemic response. Moreover, the nationwide lockdown forced the manufacturing facilities of the underwater drones to shut down or cut the full fledge opening of the facilities.

The pandemic has placed more pressure on drone manufacturing for its business model transformation, as the industry faced demand shock with an uncertain recovery timeline. Many original equipment manufacturers (OEM) faced liquidity issues as operating cash flow diminishes during the crisis. Moreover, the local shutdowns and supply chain disruptions led to delays in deliveries of existing orders of underwater drones.

KEY FINDINGS OF THE STUDY

• By type, the hybrid vehicles segment is expected to register significant growth during the forecast period.
• By propulsion system, the mechanical system segment is anticipated to exhibit significant growth in the near future.
• By application, the scientific research segment is projected to lead the global underwater drone market owing to a higher CAGR as compared to other applications.
• By region, Asia Pacific is anticipated to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period.

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